You watch TV or the Boston Marathon since it happened to be on the day you stayed home from work (a.k.a. sickest day of the year).

While checking in on some runners, you think “I could totally run today, it’s sunny and beautiful outside”.

Then you plan a walk because the thought of running injured AND sick isn’t awesome.

You think you can walk 2k and even pull out your trusty buddy: Green Garmin

Then your head starts to pound and you put your Garmin away and pop some Ibuprofen.

You re-evaluate your 2k walk to “I’ll just walk around the corner and get the mail”.

You lace up your OLD sneakers because why would you put on your new ones for “just a walk”.

I SEE GRASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, fresh air is lovely and the sun is warm….you are probably getting some new freckles as you walk into the sun. Sunscreen…dammit, I forgot to put it on.

After you get the mail you decided to walk around the block, I mean…you’ve already made it outside AND got the mail you might as well get a few steps towards your daily 10,000 goal because Fitbit Flex is going to know you’ve been a lazy lizard today.

Then your head starts pounding and you pick up your walking pace because you just want to get home.

I’ve actually gone for a run when I was sick thinking a short run would make me feel better, and then halfway through had that gurgling feeling and had to speedwalk home for a km hoping I wouldn’t have anything horrible happen… (I made it home) 🙂 Hope you feel better. And that was a good issue of Canadian Running.

Aw, bummer about your race, but I’m glad the stomach bug is abating. I honestly don’t know how you can take care of two little ones feeling like crap. I’m a huge baby when I’m sick and just whine and wallow in my misery.

Stomach bugs are the worst! The only way I could function was to have the girls in day care and sleep while they weren’t home. Once they were home it was simply a matter of survival until their bed time…I may have used the TV that night to keep the a little quiet 😉

I really struggle with knowing when not to work out if I am sick… and then if I don’t I feel so incredibly guilty. I still have this fear that if I miss a day unplanned I will never go back again. Hope you are feeling better. (I am a bit behind after my holiday).